Seismic signal processing method, apparatus and system

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a seismic signal processing method, device and system. The method comprises: obtaining an offset of a reflected seismic signal at a sampling point and the corresponding reflected wave arrival time; constructing a non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula based on Pade approximation according to the offset of the reflected seismic signal at the sampling point and the corresponding reflected wave arrival time; extracting a vertical propagation velocity and anisotropy parameters of the reflected seismic signal according to the non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula constructed based on Pade approximation.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the field of seismic exploration,particularly relates to a seismic signal processing method, device andsystem.

BACKGROUND

Seismic exploration is the most important means to seek petroleum andnatural gas. A seismic signal similar to a pulse is excited bydetonating explosives which are buried in the borehole on the earth'ssurface (that is, to stimulate an artificial hypocenter), and thereflected seismic signal from the underground objectives is received bya geophone buried on the earth's surface. Finally, the structuralinformation of the underground objectives, and even the seismicattribute information can be obtained by processing the received seismicsignal, so as to provide an important reference for subsequent drillingarrangement. Herein, the seismic signal comprises the seismic signalfrom the artificial hypocenter and the reflected seismic signal from theunderground objectives, and the processed seismic signal refers to thereflected seismic signal from the underground objectives received by thegeophone.

At present, it is an important part in the seismic signal processing toextract anisotropy parameters and a vertical propagation velocity of thegeological layer from the seismic signal based on the assumption thatthe underground medium is the VTI anisotropic medium. The so-called VTIanisotropic medium refers to the transversely isotropic medium with avertical symmetry axis, which is the most common case of variousanisotropic models and has a good correlation with the deposition ofunderground medium and shale formation, etc.; while the anisotropicparameters are parameters describing different propagation velocities ofthe seismic wave in different directions of the medium; the verticalpropagation velocity is the propagation velocity of the seismic wave inthe direction of vertical symmetry axis the medium. The anisotropyparameters and vertical propagation velocity can provide a reliableconstraint for lithology analysis of underground rocks, so as to analyzethe structural information of the underground objectives, and even theseismic attribute information. Meanwhile, the extracted anisotropyparameters can also provide the necessary anisotropic initial models foroffset imaging and inversion.

The attribute parameters of the underground medium, such as the verticalpropagation velocity v₀, anisotropy parameters ε and δ, are extractedthrough dynamic (NMO, normal moveout) correction technique. The dynamiccorrection is a process of eliminating the difference between thepropagation time (or arrival time) of the seismic wave and the arrivaltime to of the shot point. Herein, the propagation time (or arrivaltime) is the time that the seismic wave spreads from the hypocenter tothe observation site. Conventional dynamic correction methods, such asthe dynamic correction method based on the Dix formula, the method ofSiliqi (2001) directly using non-hyperbolic approximations and themethod of Ursin and Stovas (2006) using the continued fractionexpansion, in the extraction of anisotropy parameters, have somedrawbacks of low precision and only applied to weak anisotropic medium.Therefore, the dynamic correction methods in the prior art cannot dealwith the case with both a long offset and strong anisotropic medium, andthe case with either a long offset or strong anisotropic medium withhigh precision.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the conventional technical problems, the embodimentsof the present invention expect to provide a seismic signal processingmethod, device and system, which can process the seismic signal in thecases with both a long offset and strong anisotropic medium, and providea higher precision in the cases with either a long offset or stronganisotropic medium than that of the conventional methods for processingseismic signals.

The technical solutions according to the embodiments of the presentinvention are as follows:

The embodiments of the present invention provide a seismic signalprocessing method, comprising:

obtaining an offset of a reflected seismic signal at a sampling pointand the corresponding reflected wave arrival time;

constructing an non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula based on Padeapproximation according to the offset of the reflected seismic signal atthe sampling point and the corresponding reflected wave arrival time;and

extracting a vertical propagation velocity and anisotropy parameters ofthe reflected seismic signal according to the non-hyperbolic dynamiccorrection formula constructed based on Pade approximation.

In the solution above, constructing the non-hyperbolic dynamiccorrection formula based on Pade approximation according to the offsetof the reflected seismic signal at the sampling point and thecorresponding reflected wave arrival time comprises:

performing normalization process for the obtained offset of thereflected seismic signal at the sampling point and the reflected wavearrival time; and

constructing a Pade approximation formula of the corresponding relationbased on the normalized offset and normalized reflected wave arrivaltime.

In the solutions above, the Pade approximation formula of thecorresponding relation based on the normalized offset and normalizedreflected wave arrival time comprises:

${{\tau_{nn}^{2}(x)} = {{R_{nn}(x)} = \frac{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n}\; {P_{k}x^{2\; k}}}{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n}\; {Q_{k}x^{2\; k}}}}},$

wherein x represents the normalized offset, τ(x) represents thenormalized reflected wave arrival time, n represents the order of thePade approximation formula, and P_(k) and Q_(k) represent k-thundetermined coefficients.

In the solutions above, extracting a vertical propagation velocity andanisotropy parameters of the reflected seismic signal according to thenon-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula constructed based on Padeapproximation comprises:

obtaining the normalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x) through thenon-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula constructed based on Padeapproximation;

calculating the actual offset of the seismic signal and thecorresponding reflected wave arrival time by using the normalized offsetA's definition x=X/t₀υ_(nmo) and the definition of the normalizedreflected wave arrival time τ(x)'s definition, τ(x)=t(X)/t₀; and

obtaining the corresponding vertical propagation velocity and anisotropyparameters of the seismic signal according to the calculated actualoffset of the seismic signal and the corresponding reflected wavearrival time.

In the solutions above, when the seismic signal contains seismic signalsfrom multiple geological layers, the method further comprises:

performing layer stripping process for the seismic signal in theanalysis of multi-layer anisotropic velocities.

The embodiments of the present invention also provide a seismic signalprocessing device, comprising: an information obtaining module, aformula constructing module and a parameter extracting module, wherein

the information obtaining module is used for obtaining an offset of areflected seismic signal at a sampling point and the correspondingreflected wave arrival time;

the formula constructing module is used for constructing anon-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula based on Pade approximationaccording to the offset of the reflected seismic signal at the samplingpoint and the corresponding reflected wave arrival time;

the parameter extracting module is used for extracting a verticalpropagation velocity and anisotropy parameters of the reflected seismicsignal according to the non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formulaconstructed based on Pade approximation.

In the solution above, the formula constructing module comprise:

a normalization unit, which is used for performing normalization processfor the obtained offset of the reflected seismic signal at the samplingpoint and the reflected wave arrival time; and

a Pade-formula constructing unit, which is used for constructing a Padeapproximation formula of the corresponding relation based on thenormalized offset and normalized reflected wave arrival time.

In the solutions above, the parameter extracting module comprises:

a formula scanning unit, which is used for obtaining the normalizedreflected wave arrival time τ(x) through the non-hyperbolic dynamiccorrection formula constructed based on Pade approximation;

a parameter calculating unit, which is used for calculating an actualoffset of the seismic signal and a corresponding reflected wave arrivaltime by using the normalized offset A's definition x=X/t₀υ_(nmo) and thenormalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x)'s definition τ(x)=t(X)/t₀;and

a result obtaining unit, which is used for obtaining the correspondingvertical propagation velocity and anisotropy parameters of the seismicsignal, according to the calculated actual offset of the seismic signaland the corresponding reflected wave arrival time.

In the solutions above, the seismic signal processing device furthercomprises:

a layer stripping unit, which is used for performing layer strippingprocess for the seismic signal.

The present invention also provides a seismic signal processing system,comprising any one of the seismic signal processing devices above.

Advantages of the seismic signal processing method, device and systemprovided by the embodiments of the present invention are those: thepresent invention processes the seismic signal through thenon-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula based on Pade approximation,which can process the case that underground medium has a long offset andstrong anisotropy, and provide a higher precision in the case that theunderground medium has either strong anisotropy or a long offset thanthat of the conventional methods for processing seismic signals.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic model of the VTI medium according to an embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of the seismic signal processing methodaccording to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a comparison diagram of arrival time curves and the raytracing results of the reflected waves obtained by the dynamiccorrection method based on Pade approximation according to an embodimentof the present invention and the conventional dynamic correction method.

FIG. 4 is a distribution diagram of Thomsen anisotropy parametersmeasured in nature.

FIG. 5 is a stacking diagram of the ray tracing results and seismicrecords simulated by finite difference according to an embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a propagation time error between thedynamic correction method based on Pade approximation according to anembodiment of the present invention and the conventional dynamiccorrection method.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the results obtained by scanningseismic data through the Alkhalifah method according to an embodiment ofthe present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the results obtained by scanningseismic data through the appropriate method based on the Pade[7,7]approximation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of the seismic signal processingdevice according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED EMBODIMENTS

In order to illustrate the embodiments and the technical solutions ofthe present invention more clearly, the technical solutions of thepresent invention will be described in more details with reference todrawings and embodiments. Obviously, the embodiments described hereinare merely a part of the embodiments, not all embodiments of the presentinvention. According to the embodiments of the present invention, allother embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without anycreative effort are within the scope of the present invention.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the model of the VTI mediumis shown in FIG. 1, wherein the distance X is the offset between theshot and the geophone, D is the thickness of the model, ν₀ is thepropagation velocity of the seismic wave in the model, and ε and δ arethe Thomsen anisotropy parameters.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processed seismic signalrefers to an electrical signal obtained by a geophone receiving andconverting the reflected seismic waves from the underground objects.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the other three conventionalmethods of extracting the anisotropy parameters are the dynamiccorrection method based on the Dix formula, the method of Siliqi (2001)directly using non-hyperbolic approximations, and the method of Ursinand Stovas (2006) using the continued fraction expansion. The dynamiccorrection method based on the Dix formula uses the followingnon-hyperbolic approximation formula to calculate the square of thereflected wave arrival time at different offsets:

${{\tau^{2}(x)} = {1 + x^{2} - \frac{2\eta \; x^{4}}{1 + {\left( {1 + {2\eta}} \right)x^{2}}}}},$

wherein τ(x)=t(X)/t₀ represents the normalized reflected wave arrivaltime, X is the practical offset (i.e., the distance between the shotpoint and the geophone), x=X/(t₀υ_(nmo)) is the normalized offset(Stovas, 2006), υ_(nmo) is normal moveout (NMO) velocity, t₀ is thereflected wave arrival time at 0 offset, and η is the non-ellipticalparameter which is defined as follows (Alkhalifah and Tsvankin, 1995):

${\eta = \frac{ɛ - \delta}{1 + {2\delta}}},$

wherein ε and δ are Thomsen anisotropy parameters. When they are notzero, it will lead to the anisotropic phenomenon during the propagationof seismic waves, and the larger their absolute values are, the moreobvious the anisotropic effect of geological medium is; Siliqi (2001)directly uses non-hyperbolic approximations to obtain the reflected wavearrival time, the formula is as follows:

${{\tau (x)} = {1 + {\frac{1}{1 + {8\eta}}\left\lbrack {\sqrt{1 + {\left( {1 + {8\eta}} \right)x^{2}}} - 1} \right\rbrack}}};$${{\tau (x)} = {1 + {\frac{1}{1 + {8\eta}}\left\lbrack {\sqrt{1 + {\left( {1 + {8\eta}} \right)x^{2}}} - 1} \right\rbrack}}};$

Ursin and Stovas (2006) use the continued fraction expansion to obtainthe square of the reflected wave arrival time, the formula is asfollows:

${\tau^{2}(x)} = {1 + x^{2} - {\frac{2\eta \; x^{4}}{1 + {Bx}^{2}}.}}$

The methods above are the most wildly used typical methods of dynamiccorrections in the industry. However, these methods have followingdrawbacks: these methods are not suitable for the case that geologicalmedium has a strong anisotropy (|ε|≧0.2 and/or |δ|≧0.2) and a longoffset (offset/objective layer depth>2). Specifically, they are onlysuitable for the cases with anisotropic parameters |ε|<0.2 and |δ|<0.2and/or offset/objective layer depth<2, and the dynamic correctionformula error will be too large to use the formula when out of theranges above.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of the seismic signal processing methodaccording to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the methodcomprises:

S201, obtaining an offset of a reflected seismic signal at a samplingpoint and the corresponding reflected wave arrival time;

particularly, obtaining offsets of reflected seismic signals atdifferent sampling points and the corresponding reflected wave arrivaltime through receiving reflected seismic signals by the geophone;

S202, constructing a non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula based onPade approximation according to the offset of the reflected seismicsignal at the sampling point and the corresponding reflected wavearrival time;

Specifically, S202 comprises the following steps:

Step A, performing normalization process for the obtained offset of thereflected seismic signal at the sampling point and the reflected wavearrival time;

particularly, a normalized offset x is defined by x=X/t₀υ_(nmo); andnormalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x) is defined by τ(x)=t(X)/t₀;

Step B, constructing a Pade approximation formula of their correspondingrelation based on the normalized offset and normalized reflected wavearrival time;

particularly, the general expression of Pade approximation formula is:

${{R_{LM}(x)} = {\frac{P_{L}(x)}{Q_{M}(x)} = \frac{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{L}\; {P_{k}x^{k}}}{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{M}\; {Q_{k}x^{k}}}}};$

then the normalized offset x is taken as an eigenvalue in the aboveformula, and the normalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x) is taken asa function of x. The non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula can beconstructed based on diagonal Pade approximation:

${{\tau_{nn}^{2}(x)} = {{R_{nn}(x)} = \frac{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n}\; {P_{k}x^{2\; k}}}{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n}\; {Q_{k}x^{2\; k}}}}},$

wherein K=L=n, n is any integer greater than zero, and P_(k) and Q_(k)are undetermined coefficients.

Step C, determining the undetermined coefficients P_(k) and Q_(k);

particularly, the undetermined coefficients P_(k) and Q_(k) aredetermined as follows:

Doing the Taylor expansion for a known exact time-space function ƒ(x):

${{f(x)} = {\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{\infty}\; {c_{k}x^{k}}}},$

when satisfying ƒ(x)−R_(LM)(x)=O(x^(L+m+1)), that is, the error of therational expansion R_(LM)(x) and the primitive function ƒ(x) is ahigh-order infinitesimal of x^(L+M+1)(x<1), R_(LM)(x) is the Padeapproximation of ƒ(x). Both sides of the formulaƒ(x)−R_(LM)(x)=O(x^(L+m+1)) are multiplied by the denominator ofR_(LM)(x), then the coefficients of the same order x^(k) at both sidesof the formula are compared so that the coefficients P_(k) (k=0, 2, . .. , L) and Q_(k) (k=0, 2, . . . , M) can be obtained.

Especially, in an embodiment, a corresponding relation between thenormalized offset x and the normalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x)is defined based on Pade[4,4] approximation with n=4, that is,

${\tau_{44}^{2}(x)} = {{R_{44}(x)} = {\frac{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{4}\; {P_{k}x^{2\; k}}}{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{4}\; {Q_{k}x^{2\; k}}} = {\frac{1 + {\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{4}\; {P_{k}x^{2\; k}}}}{1 + {\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{4}\; {Q_{k}x^{2\; k}}}}.}}}$

The coefficients P_(k) and Q_(k) (k=1, 2, 3, 4) obtained through themethod above are respectively as follows:

$P_{1}\text{:}\frac{\begin{matrix}{20 + {658\eta} + {9190\eta^{2}} + {70352\eta^{3}} + {317712\eta^{4}} +} \\{{844304\eta^{5}} + {1220224\eta^{6}} + {738752\eta^{7}}}\end{matrix}}{5 + {127\eta} + {1356\eta^{2}} + {7676\eta^{3}} + {24088\eta^{4}} + {39504\eta^{5}} + {26336\eta^{6}}}$$P_{2}\text{:}\frac{\begin{matrix}{30 + {1157\eta} + {1939\eta^{2}} + {183476\eta^{3}} + {1068752\eta^{4}} +} \\{{3919600\eta^{5}} + {8834592\eta^{6}} + {11189952\eta^{7}} + {6100224\eta^{8}}}\end{matrix}}{5 + {127\eta} + {1356\eta^{2}} + {7676\eta^{3}} + {24088\eta^{4}} + {39504\eta^{5}} + {26336\eta^{6}}}$$P_{3}\text{:}\frac{\begin{matrix}{20 + {848\eta} + {15948\eta^{2}} + {172928\eta^{3}} + {1185968\eta^{4}} + {5325264\eta^{5}} +} \\{{15655616\eta^{6}} + {29096192\eta^{7}} + {31094784\eta^{8}} + {14608384\eta^{9}}}\end{matrix}}{5 + {127\eta} + {1356\eta^{2}} + {7676\eta^{3}} + {24088\eta^{4}} + {39504\eta^{5}} + {26336\eta^{6}}}$$p_{4}\text{:}\frac{\begin{matrix}{5 + {222\eta} + {4440\eta^{2}} + {51968\eta^{3}} + {390680\eta^{4}} +} \\{{1957968\eta^{5}} + {6583008\eta^{6}} + {14538752\eta^{7}} +} \\{{19895040\eta^{8}} + {14781952\eta^{9}} + {4190720\eta^{10}}}\end{matrix}}{5 + {127\eta} + {1356\eta^{2}} + {7676\eta^{3}} + {24088\eta^{4}} + {39504\eta^{5}} + {26336\eta^{6}}}$$Q_{1}\text{:}\frac{\begin{matrix}{15 + {531\eta} + {7834\eta^{2}} + {62676\eta^{3}} +} \\{{293624\eta^{4}} + {804800\eta^{5}} + {1193888\eta^{6}} + {738752\eta^{7}}}\end{matrix}}{5 + {127\eta} + {1356\eta^{2}} + {7676\eta^{3}} + {24088\eta^{4}} + {39504\eta^{5}} + {26336\eta^{6}}}$$Q_{2}\text{:}\frac{\begin{matrix}{15 + {636\eta} + {11812\eta^{2}} + {123512\eta^{3}} + {790480\eta^{4}} +} \\{{3162976\eta^{5}} + {7719712\eta^{6}} + {10503872\eta^{7}} + {6100224\eta^{8}}}\end{matrix}}{5 + {127\eta} + {1356\eta^{2}} + {7676\eta^{3}} + {24088\eta^{4}} + {39504\eta^{5}} + {26336\eta^{6}}}$$Q_{3}\text{:}\frac{\begin{matrix}{5 + {232\eta} + {4884\eta^{2}} + {60848\eta^{3}} + {489216\eta^{4}} + {2609248\eta^{5}} +} \\{{9177440\eta^{6}} + {20453376\eta^{7}} + {26156032\eta^{8}} + {14608384\eta^{9}}}\end{matrix}}{5 + {127\eta} + {1356\eta^{2}} + {7676\eta^{3}} + {24088\eta^{4}} + {39504\eta^{5}} + {26336\eta^{6}}}$$Q_{4}\text{:}{\frac{\begin{matrix}{{1080\eta^{4}} + {25152\eta^{5}} + {246560\eta^{6}} + {1301376\eta^{7}} +} \\{{3893760\eta^{8}} + {6247936\eta^{9}} + {4190720\eta^{10}}}\end{matrix}}{5 + {127\eta} + {1356\eta^{2}} + {7676\eta^{3}} + {24088\eta^{4}} + {39504\eta^{5}} + {26336\eta^{6}}}.}$

In another embodiment, a corresponding relation between the normalizedoffset x and the normalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x) is definedbased on Pade[7,7] approximation with n=7, that is,

${\tau_{77}^{2}(x)} = {{R_{77}(x)} = {\frac{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{7}\; {P_{k}x^{2\; k}}}{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{7}\; {Q_{k}x^{2\; k}}} = {\frac{1 + {\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{7}\; {P_{k}x^{2\; k}}}}{1 + {\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{7}\; {Q_{k}x^{2\; k}}}}.}}}$

The coefficients P_(k) and Q_(k) (k=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) obtainedthrough the method above are respectively as follows:

P₁=(1928934+177875271×η+7837827462×η²+219632829372×η³+4393725401232×η⁴+66762558665424×η⁵+800282483624416×η⁶+7757101152212224×η⁷+61816601652878720×η⁸+409500878760915968×η⁹+2270674620269779456×η¹⁰+10577274688104635392×η¹¹+41421467806172823552×η¹²+136091600042563719168×η¹³+373312046919000924160×η¹⁴+848038798280195538944×η¹⁵+1576067219935627804672×η¹⁶+2354425649632364789760×η¹⁷+2755347906978845556736×η¹⁸+2429849593769511354368×η¹⁹+1516096215071553748992×η²⁰+595558663830221357056×η²¹+110526504681837953024×η²²)/(275562+23048793×η+922612194×η²+23507343720×η³+427711600368×η⁴+5909128384752×η⁵+64339900368352×η⁶+565512119070400×η⁷+4076204157164160×η⁸+24339343255939840×η⁹+121096428605260288×η¹⁰+503183373567916032×η¹¹+1744689526345007104×η¹²+5027600355175223296×η¹³+11950937819425972224×η¹⁴+23161421974674882560×η¹⁵+35970414631180271616×η¹⁶+43640591992815747072×η¹⁷+39793720202662510592×η¹⁸+25609553049671958528×η¹⁹+10350908157396516864×η²⁰+1971601553789812736×η²¹)

P₂=(5786802+575589969×η+27402488892×η²+830945491596×η³+18017393437944×η⁴+297266111100144×η⁵+3876968360705088×η⁶+40985450564014144×η⁷+357252032884224384×η⁸+2597717830723195392×η⁹+15879010903089374208×η¹⁰+81969396932994297856×η¹¹+358017626105963333632×η¹²+1322357168238845911040×η¹³+4118100751204746092544×η¹⁴+10752767982215247659008×η¹⁵+23337340412356598693888×η¹⁶+41574115402550069166080×η⁷+59708407067590095798272×η¹⁸+67362589572056487559168×η¹⁹+57416164905232919166976×η²⁰+34711631653490820907008×η²¹+13244594083153838080000×η²²+2393573928540571697152×η²³)/(275562+23048793×η+922612194×η²+23507343720×η³+427711600368×η⁴+5909128384752×η⁵+64339900368352×η⁶+565512119070400×η⁷+4076204157164160×η⁸+24339343255939840×η⁹+121096428605260288×η¹⁰+503183373567916032×η¹¹+1744689526345007104×η¹²+5027600355175223296×η¹³+11950937819425972224×η¹⁴+23161421974674882560×η¹⁵+35970414631180271616×η¹⁶+43640591992815747072×η¹⁷+39793720202662510592×η¹⁸+25609553049671958528×η¹⁹+10350908157396516864×η²⁰+1971601553789812736×η²¹)

P₃=(9644670+1016528535×η+51423263424×η²+1661413259772×η³+38484900883368×η⁴+680152787928000×η⁵+9528602090114432×η⁶+108526847831855296×η⁷+1022520875817401856×η⁸+8066274270183933696×η⁹+53717060689940852224×η¹⁰+303577662557579200512×η¹¹+1459995142346725052416×η¹²+5978678247368511492096×η¹³+20814233677401535979520×η¹⁴+61375505707148677595136×η¹⁵+152343562780817632362496×η¹⁶+315415772152951498211328×η¹⁷+537719364162729998548992×η¹⁸+741188745099913124642816×η¹⁸+804734216362744583553024×η²⁰+661814793824070652657664×η²¹+387035816399908829659136×η²²+143219393455221827960832×η³³+25168401484774230720512×η²⁴)/(275562+23048793×η+922612194×η²+23507343720×η³+427711600368×η⁴+5909128384752×η⁵+64339900368352×η⁶+565512119070400×η⁷+4076204157164160×η⁸+24339343255939840×η⁹+121096428605260288×η¹⁰+503183373567916032×η¹¹+1744689526345007104×η¹²+5027600355175223296×η¹³+11950937819425972224×η¹⁴+23161421974674882560×η¹⁶+35970414631180271616×η¹⁶+43640591992815747072×η¹⁷+39793720202662510592×η¹⁸+25609553049671958528×η¹⁹+10350908157396516864×η²⁸+1971601553789812736×η²¹)

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Q₃=(4(1377810+149492385×η+7787535210×η²+259114162518×η³+6180167874096×η⁴+112419800046036×η⁸+1620128530120832×η⁶+18969150581351168×η⁷+183589572803618464×η⁸+1486526951974910528×η⁹+10152919806654055040×η¹⁰+58801263872239585280×η¹¹+289584146628032046592×η¹²+1213430419197128672256×η¹³+4319643839733575213056×η¹⁴+13015550590974573481984×η¹⁵+32990004246161177829376×η¹⁶+69702704174107263369216×η¹⁷+121185468513412439408640×η¹⁸+170244660489351100891136×η¹⁹+188263078497808715612160×η²⁰+157589880394364732047360×η²¹+93739206410471443791872×η²²+35255803329349863604224×η²³+6292100371193557680128×η²⁴))/(275562+23048793×η+922612194×η²+23507343720×η³+427711600368×η⁴+5909128384752×η⁵+64339900368352×η⁶+565512119070400×η⁷+4076204157164160×η⁸+24339343255939840×η⁹+121096428605260288×η¹⁰+503183373567916032×η¹¹+1744689526345007104×η¹²+5027600355175223296×η¹³+11950937819425972224×η¹⁴+23161421974674882560×η¹⁵+35970414631180271616×η¹⁶+43640591992815747072×η¹⁷+39793720202662510592×η¹⁸+25609553049671958528×η¹⁹+10350908157396516864×η²⁰+1971601553789812736×η²¹)

Q₄=(4133430+468553815×η+25605680310×η²+897615594648×η³+22656390826320×η⁴+438108906241008×η⁵+6742228840223712×η⁶+84681107416547328×η⁷+883198773982473728×η⁸+7742645820390831616×η⁹+57536031426832966656×η¹⁰+364455198712506151936×η¹¹+1974417941419785115648×η¹²+9159988806870836191232×η¹³+36372615088882275975168×η¹⁴+123319839835275326144512×η¹⁵+355432883417909228699648×η¹⁶+865041016551896630034432×η¹⁷+1760876157015194696155136×η¹⁸+2958545607405671325630464×η¹⁶+4027783529552811685576704×η²⁰+4327745007067682018689024×η²¹+3528725301548983557029888×η²²+2049606239540481072562176×η²³+754593826739385828114432×η²⁴+132168601394774970204160×η²⁵)/275562+23048793×η+922612194×η²+23507343720×η³+427711600368×η⁴+5909128384752×η⁵+64339900368352×η⁶+565512119070400×η⁷+4076204157164160×η⁸+24339343255939840×η⁹+121096428605260288×η¹⁰+503183373567916032×η¹¹+1744689526345007104×η¹²+5027600355175223296×η¹³+11950937819425972224×η¹⁴+23161421974674882560×η¹⁵+35970414631180271616×η¹⁶+43640591992815747072×η¹⁷+39793720202662510592×η¹⁸+25609553049671958528×η¹⁹+10350908157396516864×η²⁰+1971601553789812736×η²¹)

Q₅=(2(826686+96308919×η+5427009882×η²+196894550034×η³+5164414595280×η⁴+104238873016848×η⁵+1682460628070880×η⁶+22275247273303488×η⁷+246203045442158592×η⁸+2299954242925295488×η⁹+18316966430868216832×η¹⁰+125095616610351866368×η¹¹+735309014792072728576×η¹²+3726590593337458358272×η¹³+16285963937114949967872×η¹⁴+61280124231354545930240×η¹⁵+197902014621189397643264×η¹⁶+545788559575343499411456×η¹⁷+1276194617518571555127296×η¹⁸+2505058528646059114889216×η¹⁹+4072316943659743137759232×η²⁰+5381115380052287009849344×η²¹+5628762556804139084414976×η²²+4481042550617360469852160×η²³+2548584529843927975460864×η²⁴+921493653485101950959616×η²⁵+159003282116003003105280×η²⁶))/(275562+23048793×η+922612194×η²+23507343720×η³+427711600368×η⁴+5909128384752×η⁵+64339900368352×η⁶+565512119070400×η⁷+4076204157164160×η⁸+24339343255939840×η⁹+121096428605260288×η¹+503183373567916032×η¹¹+1744689526345007104×η¹²+5027600355175223296×η¹³+11950937819425972224×η¹⁴+23161421974674882560×η¹⁵+35970414631180271616×η¹⁶+43640591992815747072×η¹⁷+39793720202662510592×η¹⁸+25609553049671958528×η¹⁹+10350908157396516864×η²⁰+1971601553789812736×η²¹)

Q₆=(275562+32496633×η+1857712158×η²+68549054868×η³+1834083452952×η⁴+37891455487632×η⁵+628466456245984×η⁶+8589030869889280×η⁷+98494511987346304×η⁸+960056884707777280×η⁹+8027700648044889088×η¹⁰+57951806860999945216×η¹¹+362686086208153231360×η¹²+1972364022839890993152×η¹³+9326922280871311966208×η¹⁴+38321172966570882416640×η¹⁵+136490783498625906245632×η¹⁶+419830781828325790646272×η¹⁷+1109016177366253329317888×η¹⁸+2496753260464358062555136×η¹⁹+4741556136527862118744064×η²⁰+7491432251681512087355392×η²¹+9662752109219610376536064×η²²+9907682471796831223283712×η²³+7763656208371979326062592×η²⁴+4364326686884151485792256×η²⁵+1566341751558105880068096×η²⁶+269466871890791760920576×η²⁷)/(275562+23048793×η+922612194×η²+23507343720×η³+427711600368×η⁴+5909128384752×η⁵+64339900368352×η⁶+565512119070400×η⁷+4076204157164160×η⁸+24339343255939840×η⁹+121096428605260288×η¹⁰+503183373567916032×η¹¹+1744689526345007104×η¹²+5027600355175223296×η¹³+11950937819425972224×η¹⁴+23161421974674882560×η¹⁵+35970414631180271616×η¹⁶+43640591992815747072×η¹⁷+39793720202662510592×η¹⁸+25609553049671958528×η¹⁹+10350908157396516864×η²⁰+1971601553789812736×η²¹)

Q₇=(128×η⁷(86093442+6841239993×η+259789618440×η²+6270533376300×η³+107931841249680×η⁴+1408828996702656×η⁵+14476512654173952×η⁶+119978955650199744×η⁷+815076528301108224×η⁸+4587220895934600704×η⁹+21525572079369882624×η¹⁰+84473360948626243584×η¹¹+277205625021341642752×η¹²+758245030780603625472×η¹³+1717357845011212746752×η¹⁴+3186134285268034453504×η¹⁵+4763395695841300316160×η¹⁶+5600076296653792083968×η¹⁷+4986276874779718320128×η¹⁸+3161381112437777891328×η¹⁹+1271871501522830360576×η²⁰+244071798657949630464×η²¹))/(275562+23048793×η+922612194×η²+23507343720×η³+427711600368×η⁴+5909128384752×η⁵+64339900368352×η⁶+565512119070400×η⁷+4076204157164160×η⁸+24339343255939840×η⁹+121096428605260288×η¹⁰+503183373567916032×η¹¹+1744689526345007104×η¹²+5027600355175223296×η¹³+11950937819425972224×η¹⁴+23161421974674882560×η¹⁵+35970414631180271616×η¹⁶+43640591992815747072×η¹⁷+39793720202662510592×η¹⁸+25609553049671958528×η¹⁹+10350908157396516864×η²⁰+1971601553789812736×η²¹).

S203, extracting a vertical propagation velocity and anisotropyparameters of the reflected seismic signal according to thenon-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula constructed based on Padeapproximation;

Particularly, S203 comprises the following steps:

Step a, obtaining the normalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x) (i.e.,propagation time parameters) through the non-hyperbolic dynamiccorrection formula constructed based on Pade approximation;

Specifically, according to reflected wave arrival time obtained atdifferent sampling points, the normalized reflected wave arrival time rcorresponding to the zero offset can be calculated by the constructednon-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula constructed based on Padeapproximation;

In order to prove that the precision of the method based on Padeapproximation is higher than that of conventional methods, FIG. 3 shows,in a particular model, the propagation time obtained by the method basedon Pade approximation, the dynamic correction method based on the Dixformula, the method of Siliqi (2001) directly using non-hyperbolicapproximations and the method of Ursin and Stovas (2006) using thecontinued fraction expansion, wherein “Analytical” is the result of raytracing, which is used as a reference to examine the precision of theapproximations described above. FIG. 5 shows a stacking diagram of theray tracing results (the dotted line) and seismic records simulated byfinite difference according to an embodiment of the present invention.As shown in the figure, the ray tracing results match that simulated byfinite difference well, so that it can be considered as a precisionreference of the approximations described above. As shown in FIG. 3,both methods Pade[4,4] and Pade[7,7] have a high precision, especiallythe precision of Pade[7,7] method is significantly better than theprevious methods in two shown cases.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the model is the VTI medium model, wherein thethickness of the model is 500 m, the shot point and the geophone arelocated at the earth surface, the velocity of the model is 2000 m/s, andthe corresponding the arrival time to of zero offset is 0.5 s (to =0.5s). FIG. 4 is a distribution diagram of measured Thomsen anisotropyparameters, wherein the anisotropy parameters corresponding with the two“pentangles” are two groups of anisotropy parameters that are used tomake a comparison between an embodiment of the present invention andconventional methods. Specifically, the two groups of parameters are:(a) ç=0.3, δ=−0.1, υ_(nmo)=1.7889 km/s, η=0.5, and (b) ç=0.4, δ=−0.3,υ_(nmo)=1.2649 km/s, η=1.75, and all parameters are strong anisotropyparameters.

Further, on the basis of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 shows reflected wave arrivaltime curves showing the comparison among ray tracing method and otherapproximation methods, which can clearly show that, compared toconventional methods, the method based on Pade approximation has ahigher precision when dealing with a wider distribution of anisotropyparameters and a lager offset range.

Step b, converting the actual offset of the seismic signal and thecorresponding reflected wave arrival time by using the normalized offsetA's definition x=X/t₀υ_(nmo), and the definition of the normalizedreflected wave arrival time τ(x)'s definition τ(x)=x=X/t₀.

Step c, obtaining the corresponding vertical propagation velocity andanisotropy parameters of the seismic signal according to the calculatedactual offset of the seismic signal and the corresponding reflected wavearrival time.

In particular, the method determining anisotropy parameters according tothe reflected wave arrival time belong to conventional methods in therelated field, which will not be redundantly explained here.

In order to prove that the precision of anisotropy parameters obtainedthrough the method based on Pade approximation is higher, the sameseismic data derived from the model is scanned respectively through theconventional Alkhalifah method and the method based on Pade[7,7]approximation to obtain anisotropy parameters and velocities, as shownin FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the results obtainedby scanning the seismic data derived from the model through theconventional Alkhalifah method, wherein the seismic data are shown onthe left, the scanning results of equivalent anisotropy parameters η areshown in the middle, and the scanning results of velocities are shown onthe right. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the results obtained byscanning the seismic data derived from the model through the methodbased on the Pade[7,7] approximation, wherein the seismic data are shownon the left, the scanning results of equivalent anisotropy parameters ηare shown in the middle, and the scanning results of velocities areshown on the right.

Herein, the seismic data derived from the model are simulated throughthe finite difference method according to the elastic wave formula. Themodel parameters are as follows: ν₀=2000 m/s, ε=0.3, (δ=−0.1,η=(ε−δ)/(1+2δ)=0.5. As shown in FIG. 7, the result η obtained throughthe conventional Alkhalifah method is 0.39, and the error is 22%; asshown in FIG. 8, the result η obtained through Pade[7,7] approximationis 0.5, and the error is 0%. Thus, it can be seen that the precision ofresult η obtained through Pade[7,7] approximation is higher than thatobtained through the conventional Alkhalifah method.

Further, the structural information of the underground objectives, andeven the seismic attribute information can be obtained after calculatinganisotropy parameters.

Further, when the seismic signal contains seismic signals from multiplegeological layers, the method further comprises:

performing a layer stripping process for the seismic signal in theanalysis of multi-layer anisotropic velocities.

Specifically, in order to realize the analysis of multi-layeranisotropic velocities, it is needed to perform the layer strippingprocess for the seismic signal. The analysis of multi-layer anisotropicvelocities can be realized by performing a velocity-independence layerstripping to the records of the current layer, converting reflectionrecords of multiple layers into reflection records of a single layer,and then repeating the velocity analysis process of the single layermodel until all of the reflections have been processed. As a result, theanalysis of multi-layer anisotropic velocities can be realized.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of the seismic signal processingdevice according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 9, the seismic signal processing device comprises:

an information obtaining module 901, which is used for obtaining anoffset of a reflected seismic signal at a sampling point and thecorresponding reflected wave arrival time;

a formula constructing module 902, which is used for constructing annon-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula based on Pade approximationaccording to the offset of the reflected seismic signal at the samplingpoint and the corresponding reflected wave arrival time;

a parameter extracting module 903, which is used for extracting avertical propagation velocity and anisotropy parameters of the reflectedseismic signal according to the non-hyperbolic dynamic correctionformula constructed based on Pade approximation.

Further, the formula constructing module 902 of the seismic signalprocessing device above comprises:

a normalization unit, which is used for performing normalization processfor the obtained offset of the reflected seismic signal at the samplingpoint and the reflected wave arrival time;

a Pade-formula constructing unit, which is used for constructing a Padeapproximation formula of their corresponding relation based on thenormalized offset and normalized reflected wave arrival time.

Further, the parameter extracting module 903 of the seismic signalprocessing device above comprises:

a formula scanning unit, which is used for obtaining the normalizedreflected wave arrival time τ(x) through the non-hyperbolic dynamiccorrection formula constructed based on Pade approximation;

a parameter calculating unit, which is used for calculating an actualoffset of the seismic signal and the corresponding reflected wavearrival time by using the normalized offset x's definitionx=X/t₀υ_(nmo), and the normalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x)'sdefinition x=X/t₀;

a result obtaining unit, which is used for obtaining the correspondingvertical propagation velocity and anisotropy parameters of the seismicsignal according to the calculated actual offset of the seismic signaland the corresponding reflected wave arrival time.

In the solutions above, the seismic signal processing device furthercomprises:

a layer stripping unit, which is used for performing layer-strippingprocess for the seismic signal in the analysis of multi-layeranisotropic velocities.

Specifically, the non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula constructedbased on Pade approximation can perform a velocity-independence layerstripping to the records of the current layer, convert reflectionrecords of multiple layers into reflection records of a single layer,and then repeat the velocity analysis process of the single layer modeluntil all of the reflections have been processed, so that the analysisof multi-layer anisotropic velocities can be realized.

The embodiments of the present invention also provide a seismic signalprocessing system comprising any seismic signal processing devicedescribed above.

Advantages of the seismic signal processing method, device and systemprovided by the embodiments of the present invention are that: thepresent invention processes the seismic signal through thenon-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula based on Pade approximation,which can be applied to the cases that underground medium has a longoffset and strong anisotropy at the same time, and in the cases that theunderground medium has either strong anisotropy or a long offset,provide a higher precision than that of the conventional seismic signalsprocessing methods.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that embodiments ofthe present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computerprogram product. Accordingly, the invention may be implemented as ahardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or an embodiment with thecombination of software and hardware. Moreover, the present inventionmay be a computer program product implemented in one or more computerusable storage medium (including but not limited to a disk storage andoptical memory, etc.) containing computer usable program codes.

The present invention has been described with reference to a flowchartand/or block diagram of a method, device (system), and computer programproduct according to an embodiment of the present invention. It will beappreciated that each process and/or block in the flowchart and/or blockdiagram, as well as a combination of processes and/or blocks inflowcharts and/or block diagrams, may be implemented by computer programinstructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to aprocessor of a general purpose computer, a dedicated computer, anembedded processor, or other programmable data processing device togenerate a machine such that the instructions executed by a processor ofa computer or other programmable data processing device can produce adevice that implements the functions specified in one or more processesof the flowchart and/or one or more blocks in the block diagram.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computerreadable memory capable of operating a computer or other programmabledata processing device in a particular manner such that instructionsstored in the computer readable memory produce a product that includesan instruction device which implements the functions specified in one ormore processes of the flowchart and/or one or more blocks in the blockdiagram.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computeror other programmable data processing device such that a series ofoperational steps are performed on the computer or other programmabledevice to produce computer-implemented processing, so that instructionsexecuted on the computer or other programmable device can provide thesteps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processesof the flowchart and/or one or more blocks in the block diagram.

The foregoing is intended only as a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

1. A seismic signal processing method, comprising: obtaining an offsetof a reflected seismic signal at a sampling point and the correspondingreflected wave arrival time; constructing a non-hyperbolic dynamiccorrection formula based on Pade approximation according to the offsetof the reflected seismic signal at the sampling point and thecorresponding reflected wave arrival time; extracting a verticalpropagation velocity and anisotropy parameters of the reflected seismicsignal according to the non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formulaconstructed based on Pade approximation.
 2. The seismic signalprocessing method according to claim 1, wherein constructing thenon-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula based on Pade approximation,according to the offset of the reflected seismic signal at the samplingpoint and the corresponding reflected wave arrival time comprises:performing normalization process for the obtained offset of thereflected seismic signal at the sampling point and the reflected wavearrival time; constructing a Pade approximation formula of thecorresponding relation based on the normalized offset and normalizedreflected wave arrival time.
 3. The seismic signal processing methodaccording to claim 2, wherein the Pade approximation formula of thecorresponding relation based on the normalized offset and normalizedreflected wave arrival time comprises:${{\tau_{nn}^{2}(x)} = {{R_{nn}(x)} = \frac{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n}\; {P_{k}x^{2\; k}}}{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n}\; {Q_{k}x^{2\; k}}}}},$wherein x represents the normalized offset, τ(x) represents thenormalized reflected wave arrival time, n represents the order of thePade approximation formula, and P_(k) and Q_(k) represent k-thundetermined coefficients.
 4. The seismic signal processing methodaccording to claim 1, wherein extracting a vertical propagation velocityand anisotropy parameters of the reflected seismic signal according tothe non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula constructed based on Padeapproximation comprises: obtaining the normalized reflected wave arrivaltime τ(x) through the non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formulaconstructed based on Pade approximation; calculating the actual offsetof the seismic signal and the corresponding reflected wave arrival timeby using the normalized offset x's definition x=X/t₀υ_(nmo) and thenormalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x)'s definition τ(x)=t(X)/t₀;obtaining the corresponding vertical propagation velocity and anisotropyparameters of the seismic signal according to the calculated actualoffset of the seismic signal and the corresponding reflected wavearrival time.
 5. The seismic signal processing method according to claim1, wherein when the seismic signal contains seismic signals frommultiple geological layers, the method further comprises: performing alayer stripping process for the seismic signal in the analysis ofmulti-layer anisotropic velocities.
 6. A seismic signal processingdevice comprising: an information obtaining module, a formulaconstructing module and a parameter extracting module, wherein theinformation obtaining module is used for obtaining an offset of areflected seismic signal at a sampling point and the correspondingreflected wave arrival time; the formula constructing module is used forconstructing an non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula based on Padeapproximation according to the offset of the reflected seismic signal atthe sampling point and the corresponding reflected wave arrival time;the parameter extracting module is used for extracting a verticalpropagation velocity and anisotropy parameters of the reflected seismicsignal, according to the non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formulaconstructed based on Pade approximation.
 7. The seismic signalprocessing device according to claim 6, wherein the formula constructingmodule comprise: a normalization unit, which is used for performingnormalization process for the obtained offset of the reflected seismicsignal at the sampling point and the reflected wave arrival time; aPade-formula constructing unit, which is used for constructing a Padeapproximation formula of the corresponding relation based on thenormalized offset and normalized reflected wave arrival time.
 8. Theseismic signal processing device according to claim 6, wherein theparameter extracting module comprises: a formula scanning unit, which isused for obtaining the normalized reflected wave arrival time τ(x)through the non-hyperbolic dynamic correction formula constructed basedon Pade approximation; a parameter calculating unit, which is used forcalculating the actual offset of the seismic signal and thecorresponding reflected wave arrival time by using the normalized offsetx's definition x=X/t₀υ_(nmo) and the normalized reflected wave arrivaltime τ(x)'s definition τ(x)=t(X)/t₀; a result obtaining unit, which isused for obtaining the corresponding vertical propagation velocity andanisotropy parameters of the seismic signal according to the calculatedactual offset of the seismic signal and the corresponding reflected wavearrival time.
 9. The seismic signal processing device according to claim6, wherein the seismic signal processing device further comprises: alayer stripping unit, which is used for performing a layer strippingprocess for the seismic signal.
 10. A seismic signal processing systemcomprising the seismic signal processing device according to claim 5.11. A seismic signal processing system comprising the seismic signalprocessing device according to claim
 6. 12. A seismic signal processingsystem comprising the seismic signal processing device according toclaim
 7. 13. A seismic signal processing system comprising the seismicsignal processing device according to claim
 8. 14. A seismic signalprocessing system comprising the seismic signal processing deviceaccording to claim 9.